A Kentucky man is having a difficult time processing the sudden loss of his wife, who was attacked and killed by their neighbor's dogs.

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News outlets report that 66-year-old Lorraine Brock Saylor was pronounced dead outside her home Sunday morning after being attacked by two pit bulls.

The Bell County Sheriff’s Office said in a release that Johnny Saylor sustained injuries to his arm and head. He shot and killed one of the dogs, while the other dog ran off and was later caught and euthanized.

Johnny Saylor is now out of the hospital and told WATE that his heart is broken. He recalled the attack on his wife of 38 years through tears.

The day of the attack, he had gone outside to check on his wife, who was outside feeding the cats.

Upon exiting the house, he was jumped by one of the dogs.

"I didn't realize at the time, about my wife. I was just trying to survive at that moment," he said. "I was screaming at the top of my lungs 'God, you gotta help me, I'm not gonna make it.'"

After getting free, he ran back inside the house to get a firearm. When he returned outside, he found his wife.

"I see her body on the porch, I scream 'God, no, my baby, my baby, my baby,'" he said. "I knew she was gone, I knew she was gone."

Saylor said his wife was weak and only weighed about 105 pounds.

The owner of the dogs, 42-year-old Johnny Dale Lankford, has been charged with harboring a vicious animal. Lankford has been in the Bell County Detention Center since Dec. 22 on unrelated charges.

Saylor said he is full of anger and sadness and wishes to send a message to the dogs' owner.

"I'm sure he will see this. I hope he does. He's responsible for my wife's death," said Saylor.